“I felt that it was very close tonight. The problem is if I don’t mate I’m losing. So I was trying to find some middle ground and my time was running out. I don’t know. I was just so nervous, I couldn’t make it happen. It ended up just being nothing.” – Magnus Carlsen
Armand Niculescu is a full-stack developer and creator of SparkChess. He has two BSc degrees in engineering and marketing and a MSc degree in Management. He's been programming since the age of 12 and he also loves design, photography, and - obviously - chess.
In Nuremberg 1889, Siegbert Tarrasch faced off against Arthur Kurschner in a game defined by a swift conclusion. White finds a way to force a mate in four moves. Play, solve and comment
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